Best Blogging Courses for 2020

Are you interested in starting a blog? In this guide, we’ve taken a look at a handful of the best blogging courses online so that you can get started on the right foot.

Long gone are the days when you could build a successful blog just by writing about random topics. Nowadays, in order to start a successful blog, you have to focus on a topic that people want to read about, then create content on a regular basis, and then promote that content religiously.

For beginners, it can be tough to know what you should write about. And, even tougher still on how to successfully promote your content.

Fortunately, there are a few amazing blogging courses out there that will show you both what to do and what not to do, so that you can find success quicker.

In this post, we’ve highlighted a handful of the best blogging courses online, as well as provided a few different books on blogging that are worth reading. So, if you’re looking to start a successful blog, the resources listed below are the perfect place to start.

Best Blogging Courses

1. Blogging Masterclass: How To Build A Successful Blog In 2020

If you’re an established blogger that is looking to take your blog to the next level, Blogging Masterclass: How to Build A Successful Blog in 2020 from Brad Merrill on Udemy may not be for you. However, if you’re looking to start a blog, or you have a new blog and you’re trying to learn the ropes, this course is worth considering.

For starters, at just $12.99, it is a much more affordable option than some of the more advanced blogging courses listed below. The course will take you through the basics (how to start a blog, using WordPress, finding a niche, etc.) as well as cover more advanced topics such as finding content ideas, content promotion techniques, SEO, building an email list, monetization, and more.

There’s 11 total modules in the course and a total of 3.5-hours of on-demand video. The course has also recently been updated for 2020, so the material is fresh and relevant for today’s blogging world.

So, if you’re a beginner and/or you don’t want to drop hundreds (to even thousands) of dollars on one of the more extreme blogging courses listed below, this Udemy course is a nice alternative to help get you up to speed.

Course Highlights

• A solid introductory (and beyond) course to blogging
• Covers advanced topics like content promotion, monetization, and email marketing
• Consists of 11 modules and 3.5-hours of video content
• Updated on a regular basis so the content is always relevant for new bloggers

User Reviews

2. Six-Figure Blogger

If you’re looking for a more advanced blogging course at a fairly reasonable price, I recommend either Six-Figure Blogger by Alex and Lauren of CreateAndGo.com, or Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner (listed below).

Although I haven’t taken Six-Figure Blogger, I have taken Alex and Lauren’s Pinterest Traffic Avalanche and it is easily one of the best Pinterest courses out there. And, based on my experience taking Pinterest Traffic Avalanche and by reading user reviews on Six-Figure Blogger, (as well as the tremendous success Alex and Lauren have had) I’m guessing Six-Figure Blogger is just as good.

The course consists of nine modules of content and covers topics like affiliate marketing, creating digital products, eBooks, and online courses, and building and driving traffic to sales pages/funnels. These topics are a bit more advanced (especially the course creation and sales funnel stuff), but if you’re just starting out in blogging, Alex and Lauren do have a course geared more towards beginners as well, which is also $297. You can find it here.

The bottom line, though, is that while most blogging courses focus on affiliate marketing, this course goes over a wide range of monetization methods. And, while making money with digital products and online courses is more time-consuming, it has the potential to pay off much more in the long run.

Course Highlights

• Consists of nine modules of content
• Covers topics like creating & promoting digital products & online courses
• You get free updates to the course content
• Access to the course’s private facebook group

3. Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing

As I mentioned above, the other blogging course I’d recommend is Michelle Schroeder-Gardner’s Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing. Michelle has made a ton of money blogging through affiliate marketing and selling online courses. (You can check out her income reports at makingsenseofcents.com.) And, in this course she teaches you how you can do the same.

This course features 30-different lessons spread across six different modules. The topics covered are, the basics of affiliate marketing, how to choose the right products to promote, strategies for promoting products, and more.

It also comes with a number of bonuses and features that cover topics like, driving traffic to your blog with pinterest, increasing your website’s pageviews, writing strategies, and more. And, you’ll also get access to the courses private Facebook Mastermind group.

Course Highlights

• Dives deep into affiliate marketing strategies that work
• Consists of 30 lessons across six different modules (plus a ton of bonus content)
• Updates to the course are free for anyone who purchases it
• You get access to the course’s private Facebook group

4. Elite Blog Academy 4.0

If you don’t mind spending over $1,000 on a blogging course, Elite Blog Academy 4.0 is worth considering. EBA is widely regarded as one of the best blogging courses currently available.

However, the downside of EBA is that it isn’t always available for purchase. The course is only open to new students once per year during a 5-day period. So, if you’re looking for a blogging course to take outside of that time period, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

If you are able to purchase the course, though, you’ll learn a very advanced approach to blogging. The course aims to help you turn your blog into a long-term business. So, the emphasis in this course is on topics like refining your message, building a relationship with your audience, monetization strategies, and more.

Ultimately, this course won’t be the right option for everyone. But, if you have the money to spend and you’re ready to take your blog to the next level, EBA would be worth considering.

Course Highlights

• The course consists of four modules of content
• You also get over 20 bonus items and features
• Access to the course’s private Facebook group
• For a premium, you can upgrade to get direct access to the course’s creator

5. Grow Your Blog Fast

Brian Dean’s Grow Your Blog Fast is the last blogging course on this list, but that definitely doesn’t make it the least. In fact, if you had an unlimited amount of money to spend on a blogging course, I’d say get Brian’s course.

I haven’t taken GYBF, but I have taken Brian’s other course SEO That Works, and it is easily one of the best courses (on any topic) I’ve ever taken. I’m also a member of Brian’s private Facebook group and the majority of the members in there that have taken GYBF have given it rave reviews.

The problem, though, is that like Elite Blog Academy, GYBF is only open once per year. That makes it tough for anyone who is either looking to start a blog right now (although, you might be better off looking for a cheaper alternative, or even a free guide, to help you get up and running), or for someone who is looking for an advanced course to jump into right now.

However, if you don’t mind waiting, I’m confident that you’ll get your money’s worth out of Brian’s course (and then some.)

Course Highlights

• Created by Brian Dean of Backlinko.com
• Offers advanced strategies for growing your blog quickly
• Get access to Brian’s private Facebook group
• Updates to the course material are free for life

Best Blogging Books

1. The Essential Habits Of 6-Figure Bloggers

By Sally Miller

While a blogging-oriented course can help guide you through the key concepts and strategies of starting and building a successful blog, there are also a handful of books out there that can help you build your blog as well. The Essential Habits Of 6-Figure Bloggers by Sally Miller is one such book.

In this book, Sally Miller interviewed 17 different bloggers that earn at least six-figure incomes and narrowed down on the three common traits they all possess. The book also covers the basics on starting a blog, growing it, and monetizing it.

2. Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content

By Ann Handley

Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content by Ann Handley is not a “blogging” book per se, but it is a book that will help you write much better content—and, that will help you be a better blogger.

The book covers topics like grammar usage, storytelling, best practices for content creation, and plenty more. It’s the perfect book for anyone who creates content and who wants their content to be even better.

3. How to Start a Blog Today: A Free Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide

By Scott Chow

Just need a quick primer on setting up a blog? Don’t feel like paying anything to get it? There are a ton of free guides out there on the internet that will help you setup a blog.

And, there’s also Scott Chow’s free Kindle book, How to Start A Blog Today: A Free Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide to Create a Blog in 20 minutes. If you just got the itch to start blogging and you want to get up and running quickly, this book will do the trick.

Starting a blog is exciting. And, with a cheap hosting plan and the WordPress platform, you can setup a blog in less than an hour.

On the other hand, actually growing your blog is a much more difficult process. If you’re just getting into blogging and you’re hoping to do it full-time, just know that you’ve got a lot to learn. You can either take the long road and learn from trial-and-error, or you can take a shortcut by following in the footsteps of others who have succeeded before you.

In this guide, we’ve covered a handful of the best blogging courses currently available. These courses will help bring you up to speed and will help you take your blog to the next level.